European Union
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Crossing Borders: BTN Research Explores Nuances In European Travel Management Practices
… across the other five European countries researched ..... more nuanced and EU legislation likely ..... emissions. Soon, EU 's Emissions Trading ..... Hotel Distribution European hotel distribution ..... invoice. Before a European Commission change this year ..... different rules from the European Union ; if a business …
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TMCs Voice Concerns On London Heathrow Border Control Delays
… international passengers are particularly bad for passport holders from outside the European Economic Area (the European Union plus other non- EU Western European nations such as Norway and Switzerland). Official figures from the United Kingdom Border …
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European Parliament Approves U.S. PNR Data Transfer Deal
… the transfer of European Union airline passenger ..... threatened to exclude European Union passport holders ..... approved the new EU -U.S. agreement ..... the deal to the European Court of Justice ..... affairs ministers of European Union member states …
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British Midland (BMI) 'will begin to withdraw from Star Alliance'
… according to a post on the carrier's Facebook page. IAG last November agreed to buy BMI from Lufthansa, and the European Commission last week approved the sale with conditions . IAG carriers BA and Iberia are members of the Oneworld alliance.
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The European Commission on Friday cleared British Airways parent International Airlines Group to acquire British Midland (BMI)
on the condition that it relinquish 14 daily London Heathrow slot pairs "in order to facilitate new entry." IAG also must make good on a "commitment to carry connecting passengers to feed the long-haul flights of competing airlines out of London Heathrow," according to the EC decision. IAG in
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European Parliament's Transport and Tourism Committee advised the European Commission to clarify air passengers' rights
ensure that legislation protecting them is applied uniformly and take measures to improve the accountability of airlines," according to a committee statement. Ahead of a March 29 plenary vote on revising air consumer rights legislation, the committee specifically advocated a requirement that
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Ahead of upcoming votes, some members of European Parliament objected to a preliminary U.S.- EU air passenger data-sharing deal
… not compatible with EU law," said committee ..... According to a European Parliament news brief ..... while members from European People's Party (EPP) and European Conservatives and Reformists ..... discussed proposals for EU to collect data on …
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British Airways and Japan Airlines began seeking regulatory approval for an antitrust-immune joint venture
… Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, while BA parent International Airlines Group "is in contact with the European Union ," according to a statement. If their deal is approved, BA and JAL would share revenues and jointly plan services …
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The U.S. Congress passed a multi-year Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization
… for America trade group praised the bill for "reaffirming the U.S. position that the European Union should not extend its emission trading scheme to non- EU airlines," for funding accelerated development of NextGen air traffic control and for …
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Malev Hungarian Airlines on Friday ceased operations
… according to a statement on the carrier's website attributed to CEO Loránt Limburger. The move followed a recent European Commission decision that required Malev to repay significant loans. Unable to, the airline on Thursday was put "under special …
